Governmental Decree No. 372 regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Government of Kyrgyz Republic DECREE 9 August 1996 Nt 372 Issyes concerning Ministry of Agricultyre and Food of Kyrgyz Republic In accordance with Decree of President of Kyrgyz Republic on 4 March 1996 "On the structure and staffing of Government of Kyrgyz Republic" and in order to streamline implementation of Land and Agrarian reforms in Kyrgyz Republic the Government decrees: 1. To endorse attached Regulations on Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz RepubliC and its lines of authority. 2. To establish the extreme number of staff in MAF HQ in amount of 111 persons (MAF building support staff excluded). 3. To have tour Deputy Ministers (one of them - First Deputy Minister). 9 members of the Board including the Minister and Deputy Ministers in Ministry of AgriCUlture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic. 4. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic should endorse the structure and organisational chart of HQ within the limits ot established number of staff and annual salary line oh the Ministry. 5. To declare the Decree N 233 of Government of Kyrgyz Republic dated April 15 1994 "Issues concerning Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic H invalid. Prime Minister A. Jumagulov APPROVED by the Decree of the Government of Kyrgyz Republic DECREE on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic I. General 1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic (The Ministry) is a central executive body under state control implementing unified policy in agriculture and in part in processing sector within its structure. The Ministry, within its responsibilities, implements agrarian policy of the Government of Kyrgyz Republic aimed at improvement of productivity and Quality of produce and strengthening its competitiveness. 2. The Ministry's activities are governed by the Constitution of Kyrgyz Republic, legislation of Kyrgyz Republic, decrees Issued by both chambers of the Parliament, Presidential decrees, Governmental decrees and the present Regulations. 1.3 The Ministry's objectives are: • implementation of Land and Agrarian reforms, privatization of farms and agricultural enterprises. assistance to establishment of peasant and individual farms and other type Of private farms of different forms of ownershIp and farming; assistance in Government support of rural business undertakings • development and formulation of agrarian policy, prospects, forecasts and projects of a programme of wen-oatanceo development of agricultural and processing sector under the Ministry as well as rural soclat lrsrastructure: • channelling the necessary information to farming units on new efficient technology, domestic and export markets prices, new breeds and varieties provision of advice on improvement of stock productivity and quality of produce; • ensuring enforcement of legislation on veterinary, plants protection and quarantine, quality of produce, seed breeding and pedigree stock breeding; • monitoring and assessment of advice and information effectiveness and efficiency, on agricultural· production; • attraction of private, public and international investments for improvement of production and introduction of new technologies; • development of Government policy concerning foreign and domestic trading of agricultural sector, surveying of export markets for agricultural produce. forecasting, generating Republican State Resources of agricultural raw material and food; 1 • formulating agricultural and processing sector policy concerning credit, inputs supply and marketing; • assistance to effective integration of Kyrgyz agriculture into CIS and international agriculture; 4. In collaboration with oblast and rayon levol agricultural administration services and departments and local administration of oblasts and rayons, the Ministry should set up training, advisory and information analysis centers on the basis of oblast and rayon departments of agriculture in order to provide training and information to farmers, peasant farms and other farming units (management and marketing services); increase the efficiency of agricultural production by virtue of facilitating the introduction of modern achievements of scientific technical progress and progressive technologies as well as provision scientific developments and recommendations; maintain unified scientific and technical policy in mechanisation and electrification branches; improve economic ties and conditions in agriculture and regulate its interaction with other branches of economy; co-ordinate activities on improvement of seed and stock breeding and introduce high yield varieties and productive breeds of pedigree farm animals; provide the necessary conditions and order of denationalisation and privatisation of agricultural enterprises and institutions; establish an advisory service for private farms to consult on technology, accounting and marketing; 5. Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic is a legal person. The Ministry has a stamp with a coat of arms of Kyrgyz Republic and its title in state and Russian languages. II. FUNCTIONS OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC The Ministry is performing the following functions in accordance with above stated provisions: establishment of zoo-veterinary, veterinary, machinery, agrochemical and other services for peasant and individual farms, agricultural co-operatives, associations and other groupings of entrepreneurs in agriculture. development of training courses for agricultural vocational schools and monitoring of their Implementation together with appropriate bodies. development and application of new analysis techniques such as modelling of agricultural branches in land management. crop growing, stock breeding, provision of inputs supply as well as price indices and performance. communication of market information, inputs and produce prices including export opportunities to farming units. co-ordination of international and NGOs' aid to agricultural sector. 2 development ot projects and programmes on proper utilisation ot foreign investments; governing the policy of plants protection, prevention and treatment of farm animals diseases and environmental issues; orqarusanon and co-ordination 01 links to international Institutions, research and development and economic agencies, their representatives with a view of co-operation, practical fulfilment of obligations, agreement of work plans and activities in research and development and economic co-operation in accordance with signed agreements. protocols and contracts; establishment of direct links between enterprises, businesses, peasant and individual farmers' associations potentially capable to develop production, research and development work on international level, and relevant agencies abroad; assistance to export marketing of agricultural enterprises and institutions produce (JSK, agricultural co-operatives, peasant farms); to search additional export opportunities; making of agreements on disbursement of bUdgetary loans with ooiast departments of agriculture and in some cases with rayon local administrations and other farming units on condition the loans are recovered. establishment of international research and development and economic links in accordance with contracts, agreements and programmes, to select appropriate scientists and agricultural specialists and send them abroad to study the latest achievements of international science and practice, to participate in other International activities (eXhibitions, seminars, conferences, meetings), arrangement of practical work. promotion of sound and safe working practices and analysis of industrial injuries causes, development of preventive measures on the basis of the analysis. III. RIGHTS OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic is entitled to issue regulations in the form of orders and resolutions of the Ministry Board which are compulsory for all enterprises, organisations and institutions within ministerial framework. to develop and submit for consideration as appropriate draft legislation, decrees and resolutions concerning agriculture and the Ministry activities to the Government of Kyrgyz Republic. to generate minimal financial recourses. to set up, to reorganise or to submit for consideration proposals to the Government on resolution of enterprises, organisations and institutions within ministerial framework to make lease agreements of enterprises (associations), organisations and institutions within ministerial framework. 3 to study and analyse systematically the situation in agriculture, to monitor the progress in agricultural oblasts and rayons. to consider annual reports submitted by managers of agricultural enterprises, organisations and institutions, balance sheets and make correspondent decisions concerning managers breaking disciplinary rules and failing to meet terms of contracts, rignt up to dismissal. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic appoints and dismisses· Heads 01 oblast agricultural departments. Annually the Board of the Ministry considers their progress reports including implementation of Land and Agrarian reform and other aspects of policy in agriculture. 3.10 Heads of obiast agricultural departments are entitled to appoint and dismiss Heads of rayon agricultural departments and units on agreement with MAF. IV. ORGANIZATION OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic is headed by the Minister appointed by the President of Kyrgyz Republic on advice with Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic. First Deputy Minister and deputies are appointed by Prime Minister of Kyrgyz RepubliC. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz RepUblic is allocating duties among his deputies. The Minister bears personal responsibility for implementation of tasks and duties assigned to the Ministry, formulation of Government agricultural policy, aimed at improvement of efficiency in agriculture, production, produce quality, self-provision of population with staple food; determines degree Of responsibility for consistency to legislation of his deputies, Heads of Directorates. departments and other units of the Ministry in their work; appoints and dismisses officials of Central Directorate I managers of Republican public associations and enterprises immediately subordinated to the Ministry. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic forms the Board consisting of 9 persons comprising the Minister (The Chairman), his deputies (position membership) and other key officials of the Ministry. The number and personal composition of the Board is endorsed by the Government of Kyrgyz Republic on proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic. The Board of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Kyrgyz Republic holds regUlar meetings where the most important issues of the agricultural development are considered. The Board makes a decision by casting vote which is implemented as a resolution or the Minister order. If the voting is equal, then the Chairman has a casting vote. Those Board members who disagree with the decision made may lntorm the Government of Kyrgyz Republic of their opinion. Agreement with the Government of Kyrgyz RepubliC Is mandatory when a member of the Board is dismissed (except for those whose membership is predisposed by position). The Minister endorses the structure and Table of Organization of Central Directorates of the Ministry. 4 ORGANISATIONAL CHART of Ministry of Agriculture and FOOd of Kyrgyz Republic APPROVED by the Decree of the Government of Kyrgyz Republic 9 August 1996 N 372 Ministry of Agriculture and Food 1 ! ! 1 ! 1 Republican Centre Chief Auditing Republican Republican State Co-operative Production of land and Directorate Directorate of association association association Agrarian Reform (on self-financing capital 'Kyrgyzselremstroy Agropromenergo Sortsemowsh (on its own bank basis) construction (on (on self-financing (on self-financing (on self-financing account) self -financing basis) basis) basis) basis) Oblast Centres 01 Land and Agrarian Oblast Departments of Agriculture and Oblast market information extension Reform ~ Food (financed from local budgets) ~ services of peasants, farmers. members of co-oos ratives Rayon Centres of Land and Agrarian Rayon Departments of Agriculture and Rayon market information extension Reform +--i Food (financed from local budgets ~ services of peasants, farmers, members of co- operatives 1 1 1 1 1 Collective State Industrial Peasant farms Pedigree stock- Support and Maintenance farms. agricultural processing and its breeding seed procurement and agricultural co- enterprises enterprises of associations breeding farms agencies and construction operatives agricultural and services agencies of produce experimental Agroinduslrial stations complex